# aller
## Translingual
### Etymology

From French allez, from French aller (“go”).

### Noun

aller
* (fencing) The command to start; used regardless of language of the participants; in the sequence "en garde, prêt, aller".
    Coordinate terms: en garde, prêt

### See also

* Translingual: en garde, prêt, aller
* French: En garde! Prêts? Allez!

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑ.lər/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: al‧ler

### Determiner

aller
* of all; (archaic) genitive plural of al
    Tot op heden is Van Beethoven nog steeds één van de beroemdste en meest invloedrijke musici aller tijden.To this day, Beethoven is still one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time.

## French
### Alternative forms

* vader (Acadia, Louisiana)

### Etymology

From Middle French aller, from Old French aler, from Early Medieval Latin alāre, of uncertain origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.le/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: allers, allé, allez, allée, allés, allées

### Verb

aller
* to go [with à ‘to a location’]
    Je vais au magasin. ― I'm going to the store.
    On y va. ― Let's go.
* to attend (school, church regularly) [with à]
    aller à l’école ― to attend school
* (when followed by an infinitive verb) to be going (to); will soon; forms a near-future tense
    Il allait visiter sa famille. ― He was going to visit his family.
    Je vais aller au magasin. ― I will go to the store.
* (when followed by an adverb) to be (feeling)
    J’espère que tu vas bien. ― I hope you are well.
    Tout ira bien ― All will be well.
* to go well [with avec ‘with (clothes, colors, etc.)’]
* to suit [with à ‘someone’]
    Cette robe te va bien ! ― That dress suits you well!
* to be X-proof (to be suitable for use in an appliance without running the risk of being damaged in the process) [with à]
    aller au four ― to be ovenproof
    aller au micro-ondes ― to be microwave safe
    aller au lave-vaisselle ― to be dishwasher proof

#### Conjugation

The verb aller has a unique and highly irregular conjugation. The second-person singular imperative va additionally combines with y to form vas-y instead of the expected va-y.

#### Derived terms

* à la va-vite
* à tout va
* à tout-va
* aller à Canossa
* aller à l’essentiel
* aller à vau-l’eau
* aller au lit
* aller aux putes
* aller bon train
* aller comme un gant
* aller de Charybde en Scylla
* aller de l’avant
* aller de pair
* aller de soi
* aller droit dans le mur
* aller et venir
* aller plus vite que la musique
* aller sans dire
* aller se faire enculer
* aller se faire foutre
* aller se faire mettre
* aller se faire voir
* aller se faire voir chez les Grecs
* aller son petit bonhomme de chemin
* aller vite en besogne
* allez savoir
* allez voir là-bas si j’y suis
* ça ira
* ça te va bien
* ça va ?
* cela va sans dire
* comment allez-vous ?
* comment vas-tu ?
* faire aller
* ne pas y aller par quatre chemins
* rien ne va plus
* si la montagne ne va pas à toi, va à la montagne
* s’en aller
* va banque
* va savoir
* va savoir pourquoi
* y aller

#### Descendants

* Haitian Creole: ale

### Noun

aller m (plural allers)
* outward trip; journey out; trip away
    aller et retour ― round trip

#### Derived terms

* aller-retour
* aller simple

### See also

* arriver
* courir
* flâner
* longer
* marcher
* promener
* venir

### Further reading

* “aller”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈalɐ/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

aller
* inflection of all:
** strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
** strong genitive/dative feminine singular
** strong genitive plural

## Middle English
### Noun

aller
* Alternative form of aldre

## Middle French
### Alternative forms

* aler

### Etymology

From Old French aler.

### Verb

aller
* to go

#### Conjugation

* Like Modern French aller, highly irregular.
* Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

#### Descendants

* French: aller, vader (Acadia, Louisiana)
** Haitian Creole: ale

## Norman
### Alternative forms

* allaer (continental Normandy)
* allaïr (Guernsey)

### Etymology

From Old French aler, from Early Medieval Latin alāre, of uncertain origin.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Jersey):(file)

### Verb

aller
* (Jersey) to go

#### Antonyms

* v'nîn (“to come”)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse allra.

### Adverb

aller
* of all, very
    aller første ― very first
    aller siste ― very last

#### Derived terms

* aller mest

### References

* “aller” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse allra.

### Adverb

aller
* of all

#### Derived terms

* aller mest

### References

* “aller” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old French
### Verb

aller
* Alternative form of aler

#### Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb is highly irregular and it is suppletive. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

## Saterland Frisian
### Adjective

aller
* older

## Scots
### Alternative forms

* allar

### Etymology

From Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare Swedish al, Saterland Frisian ällerboom), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle).

### Pronunciation

* Central Scots
** (West Central Scots) IPA: /ˈɛlər/
* Southern Scots
** (Hawick) IPA: /ˈɑːlʌɹ/

### Noun

aller (plural allers)
* alder.

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɬɛr/

### Verb

aller
* Soft mutation of galler.